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Emblem vs Logo - What's the difference?

emblem | logo |

As nouns the difference between emblem and logo

is that emblem is a representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo while logo is a symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity.

As a proper noun Logo is

a programming language that uses turtle graphics to teach children the elements of programming.

emblem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
    • The trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross and were not supposed to be targeted.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister cheek.
  • Something which represents a larger whole.
    • The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
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  • Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
    • (Milton)
  • A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.

    • Related terms

    * emblematic * emblematical

    Synonyms

    * symbol * token (to betoken)

    External links

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    logo

    English

    (wikipedia logo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity.
  • (science) A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.
  • An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.